Weekly links November 1: Wage subsidies in South Africa, the Amazing Growth of Nigeria, and Mobility Measurement

I guess people were more focused on scaring up candy than writing this week, but a few interesting links:

Neil Rankin summarizes early results from a wage subsidy program in South Africa on Econ 3x3: “Incentives to create employment for young people are unlikely to generate the large numbers of jobs required to substantially reduce youth unemployment rates. But they do seem like a relatively cheap and effective way to create some employment, particularly when compared to other government schemes”